State Teacher Aide - Campus at Mount View Youth Services Center

State of Colorado•Lakewood, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is open only to Colorado state residents. This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates 15 secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed. The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non-residential service providers throughout the State. For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Senate Bill 91-94; a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State. Division of Youth Services Mission: It is the mission of the Division of Youth Services to protect, restore and improve public safety through a continuum of services and programs that: Effectively supervise juvenile offenders, promote offender accountability to victims and communities, and build skills and competencies of youth to become responsible citizens. The Division also adheres to the concepts embodied in the Five Core Values and the Five Key Strategies. The work unit exists to provide academic, vocational, and other education-related services to youth in institutional facilities, to provide professional consultation to community programs which serve DYS youth, and to establish and maintain collaboration with other state and community agencies that provide or monitor education services to include transitions and other services.

Requirements

Associate’s degree from an accredited institution in a field of study related to the work assignment.
Two years of study at an accredited institution (equivalent to 48 semester hours) will substitute for the degree requirement.
Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics through a formal state or local academic assessment (e.g., ACT WorkKeys) will substitute for the degree requirement, but a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) is required if using this substitution.
Must be 21 years old or older.
Full background check and reference check required.
This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Check.
Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License.
Transportation of youth in state vehicles, travel to assigned trainings and/or alternate work sites.
Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO) and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.
The Diana Screen®, a sexual risk screening tool, is administered to all applicants to the Division of Youth Services (DYS) seeking positions of trust with children and teens to help ensure that ethical boundaries between children and adults are maintained.
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose that information on the application and explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position. Provide your employee number from your prior State employment.
Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications.
You must specifically document your work experience and qualifications in the application form. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached."
You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process.
Part-time work experience will be prorated.
Document your work experience/job duties to the extent to which you possess the skills, education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications.
Answer all supplemental questions as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase.
Provide at least 4-8 sentences for each supplemental question.
Answer the supplemental questions completely and thoughtfully. We will rate your answers based on the content of your response and your writing skills (spelling, grammar, and clarity of your writing).

Nice To Haves

Relevant years of State service experience
Experience working with youth

Responsibilities

Use the lesson plans, computer programs, and other sources to assist in the classroom with the teacher present and/or as a proctor of the computer based program used for the content.
Provide work to youth and collect work while maintaining structure and behavioral supports; assure youth are completing online work and monitor progress digitally while communicating that progress.
Maintain a secure classroom environment and a secure test environment.
Support the MAP test, state mandated tests, and GED tests for identified students and with a communicated schedule.
Tutor students on specific classes.
Create and maintain a testing schedule that is communicated to all parties as well as a classroom support schedule.
Track and monitor tests, testing information, results.
Download reports from tests and various databases to include in assessment reports, for MDT and IEP meetings, and as requested by school principal.
Enter testing data into spreadsheets, forms, and tolls to be used by multiple stakeholders in a timely manner.
Work with teachers and staff to create a safe testing environment, assist with giving tests orally as needed, follow up on next educational data collection required.
Share collected data in required meetings and with necessary information in a timely way.
Assisting the classroom with academic and behavioral supports as assigned; support the MTSS process and data collection, and overall support for teachers and students in gathering appropriate data.
Provide classroom monitoring when the classroom the teacher is away for brief periods of time or needed for a meeting.
Provide specific tutoring.
Assure safety and security issues are understood and addressed.
Other Duties as assigned.

Benefits

Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
Employee Wellness program
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program